Roll-edge-mattress machine.



S. E. BARTON.

ROLL EDGE MATTRESS MACHINE. APPLIOATION rum) APB.13, 1912.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DENVER BEDDING SAMUEL E. BARTON, OF DENVER,

COMPANY, 01? DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPORATION OF COLORADO.

ROLL-EDGE-MATTRESS MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

Application filed April 13, 1912. Serial No. 690,573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. BARTON, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Roll-Edge-MattressMachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for forming roll-edgeson mattresses, my object being to provide a device to facilitate thiswork.

I-Ieretofore, so far as I am aware, machines or devices of thischaracter have consisted of two needle-carrying members adapted to actupon the mattress to form the roll-edge. By the use of such a machine;two rows of needle-holes are formed in the mattress in the making ofeach roll-edge.

My object is to provide a device having comparatively few needles inorder to lessen the number of holes formed in the mattress by the use ofthe machine. Hence, in my improved construction, I employ two membersarranged in parallel relation, but only one of these members is providedwith needles, the other member acting as a sort of stop or clampingmember which cooperates with the needle-member in forming the rolledge,as will be hereinafter more fully explained, reference being made to theaccompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved machineshown in position for use in connection with a mattress, the latterbeing indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 's a sectional view of themachine also shown in position for use upon a mattress which is alsosectionized. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the machine operated toform the roll-edge.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a member of the machine the same consistingof a rectangular frame 6 composed of parallel parts 7 connected bytransverse ribs or webs 8. This member 5 is pivotally connected at itsopposite extremities as shown at 9, with one extremity of each of twocurved yokes 10. The opposite extremities of these yokes are connectedby a bar 12. The member 5 is provided with needles 13 which are passedthrough the parallel parts 7 and extend beyond one of these parts asshown at 14:, the projecting extremities of the needles being curved.The part 7, remote from the projecting needle parts 14L, is equippedwith handles 16 to facilitate the operation of the said member.

From the foregoing description, the use and operation of my improveddevice will be readily understood. The mattress upon which the rolledges are to be formed is prepared in the usual way. That is to say, thematerial constituting the cover is stufied with hair or other substanceto be employed, leaving the sides and ends of the mattress approximatelyrectangular in shape. In order to form the roll-edges thereon, thedevice or machine is applied. to the upper corner of one side or end ofthe mattress in such a manner that the member 5 carrying the needlesshall rest upon the top surface of the mattress, while the bar 12 shallengage the side or end thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the machinebeing preferably applied close to one side or end, as the case may he.The user then grasps the handle 1G and turns the member 5 on its pivots9, causing the grooved projections 14 of the needles to pierce the cover15 of the mat-tress at the top and enter the filling. Then as theturning operation of the member 5 is con.- tinued, the needle points 14approach the bar 12 and a roll-member 19 is formed as illustrated inFig. 3, the bar 12 cooperating with the member 5 in the formation of theroll-member, the filling of the members being compressed between the bar12 and a part 7 of the member 5 whereby a comparatively narrow neck 17is formed where the filling of the roll-member 19 communicates with thebody of the filling of the mattress. The roll-member 19 is maintained inthe position illustratedin Fig.3 by sewing through the neck 17approximately on the dotted line 18. When this is done, the machine ismoved along and the operation repeated until the roll-member is formedthe entire length or width of the mattress, as the case may be.

It is preferred to make these machines two feet in length so that bythree applications of the machine a roll-member 19 may be formedlengthwise of the mattress, and by two applications a similarroll-member may be formed widthwise of the mattress.

After a roll-member has been formed entirely around the mattress byapplying the machine as heretofore described and as illustrated in thedrawings, the mattress is turned over so that the side which wasformerly lowermost is uppermost, after which the operation is repeateduntil rollmembers 16 are formed entirely around the mattress at both topand bottom. From this it will be understood that the portion of themattress engaged by the bar 12 is devoid of needle-holes which, asheretofore explained, is objectionable, and which, by the use of myimproved device, are reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described my what I claim is:

1. A roll-edge-mattress machine comprisinvention,

ing one member carrying needles projecting beyond the body of themember, the projecting parts of the needles being curved, while theother member is devoid of needles and consists of a single bar, andyokes connecting the two members, the member carrying the needles beingpivotally mounted upon said yokes for the purpose set forth.

2. A roll-edge-forming mattress machine, comprising two members, curvedyokes connecting the two members in parallel relation, one member beingpivotally mounted upon said yokes and carrying needle-points projectingfrom one edge, while its other edge is equipped with handles, theopposite member being devoid of needles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL E. BARTON. W'itnesses A. J. OBRmN, A. E. ADAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

